Reminder--the club banquet is Friday, April 9, at Lynch's Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens at 121 Covered Bridge Road in Unicoi. Come at 6:00 p.m. and enjoy the area. Dinner is at 7 p.m. The menu is Chicken Plate and Roll, Cole Slaw, Green Beans and Brownie for desert. Drinks will be coffee, tea and water. The price is $15 per person. If you prefer a vegetarian meal, a Baked Potato may be substituted for the Chicken. Please send your reservations and check of $15 per meal to our treasurer, Gil Derouen: Mr. Gil Derouen Phone: 423-283-7767 2702 Avondale Drive Johnson City, TN 37604 Make the check out to TOS and indicate how many (if any) of the meals you are reserving opt for the baked potato substitution. Please send your check for the banquet to Gil as soon as possible. I'll have to call Pat Lynch with the number of meals after our Tuesday meeting on April 6 with the number of guests attending, so it will be possible to bring your check or pay Gil at that time, but that is the absolute latest date for receiving payment. If you plan to bring your check to the meeting Tuesday, April 6, please send me email ahead to indicate how many from your family are coming. I would like to have an estimate on the attendance before our meeting. Be prepared for cool weather by bringing a jacket or warm sweater. The banquet speaker is Scott Somershoe, of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Watchable Wildlife Branch. Scott's presentation title is "Tennessee's Watchable Wildlife, the website, and the future of birding in Tennessee" His presentation will include a discussion of the watchable wildlife endowment fund, projects they have done, the new Watchable Wildlife Website, and where he wants to go with birding in TN. To get to the Farmhouse Gallery, Exit Interstate 26 at Okolona Road, turn onto South Roan and go south. It becomes the Erwin Hwy. You will see the covered bridge--turn into the lane and over the covered bridge and make your way to the parking area. Everyone is invited to the banquet and presentation. If you have questions, please send me email or call me. Thank you Roy Knispel, Pres. Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter, TOS Phone: 423-202-7802